Q: Is 3,536,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,536,250 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,536,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 25 30 41 46 50 69 75 82 115 123 125 138 150 205 230 246 250 345 375 410 575 615 625 690 750 943 1,025 1,150 1,230 1,250 1,725 1,875 1,886 2,050 2,829 2,875 3,075 3,450 3,750 4,715 5,125 5,658 5,750 6,150 8,625 9,430 10,250 14,145 14,375 15,375 17,250 23,575 25,625 28,290 28,750 30,750 43,125 47,150 51,250 70,725 76,875 86,250 117,875 141,450 153,750 235,750 353,625 589,375 707,250 1,178,750 1,768,125 and 3,536,250, with no remainder.

Since 3,536,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,536,250, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).